FortiClient
FortiClient proactively defends against advanced attacks. Its tight integration with the Security Fabric enables policy-based automation to contain threats and control outbreaks. FortiClient is compatible with Fabric-Ready partners to further strengthen enterprises’ security posture.
jie
Staff
Staff
Article Id 195303
Description
This article describes how to install FortiClient and connect FortiClient with FortiClient EMS in Linux Debian OS

Useful link:
Fortinet Documentation:
https://kb.fortinet.com/kb/microsites/search.do?cmd=displayKC&docType=kc&externalId=forticlient-622-...

Solution
1) Run the command “# apt install ./forticlient_6.2.2.0297_amd64.deb” and the output as below will be displayed:
Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree      
Reading state information... Done
Note, selecting 'forticlient' instead of './forticlient_6.2.2.0297_amd64.deb'
The following packages were automatically installed and are no longer required:
  geoip-database-extra javascript-common libjs-openlayers libwireshark8 libwiretap6 libwscodecs1 libwsutil7
Use 'apt autoremove' to remove them.
The following NEW packages will be installed:
  forticlient
0 upgraded, 1 newly installed, 0 to remove and 1 not upgraded.
Need to get 0 B/85.6 MB of archives.
After this operation, 369 MB of additional disk space will be used.
Get:1 /home/fortinet/forticlient_6.2.2.0297_amd64.deb forticlient amd64 6.2.2.0297 [85.6 MB]
Selecting previously unselected package forticlient.
(Reading database ... 97976 files and directories currently installed.)
Preparing to unpack .../forticlient_6.2.2.0297_amd64.deb ...
Unpacking forticlient (6.2.2.0297) ...
Setting up forticlient (6.2.2.0297) ...
gtk-update-icon-cache: Cache file created successfully.
Created symlink /etc/systemd/system/multi-user.target.wants/forticlient-scheduler.service → /lib/systemd/system/forticlient-scheduler.service.
Processing triggers for mime-support (3.60) ...
Processing triggers for desktop-file-utils (0.23-1) ...
Processing triggers for hicolor-icon-theme (0.15-1) ...
2) Once FortiClient is installed, FortiClient GUI will show up as below:




3) Put in the EMS IP address and it will connect with the FortiClient EMS




Contributors